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Times, The
Times, The, was founded under the name of ‘The Daily Universal Register’ on 1 Jan. 1785 by John Walter, the name being changed to The Times in 1788. It was one of the first papers to employ special foreign correspondents and war correspondents. Among notable men of letters who contributed to The Times in the early days were Borrow (from Spain), Leigh Hunt, and B. Disraeli (‘Runnymede Letters’). The most dramatic change in the appearance of the paper was the removal, on 3 May 1966, of the column marked ‘Personal’ from the front page, and its replacement by news. Of the three weekly supplements published by The Times group, the Times Literary Supplement was founded in 1902. The Times Educational Supplement in 1910, and the Times Higher Educational Supplement in 1971.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Times, The." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Times, The." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-TimesThe.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Times, The." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-TimesThe.html |
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Times, The
Times, The. This newspaper has come to represent the ‘establishment’ of Britain and British journalism in popular perception. Founded in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register, it adopted its current title three years later, and its masthead symbol of the clock in 1804. The Times pioneered many of the staples of modern journalism—news gathering from foreign—especially war—correspondents; editorial independence from government; use of illustrations and advanced print technologies. After its late 19th-cent. decline, The Times was bought and revived by Harmsworth in 1908, since when it has been the object of desire of most of the great newspaper magnates— Lord Astor, Lord Thomson, and currently Rupert Murdoch.
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JOHN CANNON. "Times, The." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Times, The." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-TimesThe.html JOHN CANNON. "Times, The." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-TimesThe.html |
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Times, The
Times, The This newspaper has come to represent the ‘establishment’ of Britain and British journalism in popular perception. Founded in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register, it adopted its current title three years later, and its masthead symbol of the clock in 1804. After its late 19th‐cent. decline, The Times was bought and revived by Harmsworth in 1908, since when it has belonged to Lord Astor, Lord Thomson, and currently Rupert Murdoch.
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JOHN CANNON. "Times, The." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Times, The." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TimesThe.html JOHN CANNON. "Times, The." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TimesThe.html |
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